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Church and state:

• After a surge, limits return to school prayer | A number of politicians, communities and religious groups have moved to challenge restrictions, hewn by courts over the last four decades (The New York Times)
• Texas governor defends prayer in school | 'Reaching out to a supreme being is a very normal act' (The Dallas Morning News)
• 'God Bless America' displays endorsed | The House last week gave its blessing to "God Bless America," urging public schools to display the expression as a show of support for the nation. (Associated Press)
• Signs of the time | "God Bless America" doesn't violate the separation of church and state in the slightest (Editorial, The Denver Post)
• This 'religion' thing | In recent times, the exercise of bending over backward not to offend has squeezed rational considerations out of existence. (Balint Vazsonyi, The Washington Times)
• Church leaders criticize plans to drop court oath | Proposed change would require witnesses only to promise to tell the truth (The Independent, London)
• Nativity scene battle looms with the ACLU | Town Hall, school displays under dispute (The Boston Globe)
• Expelled devil returns to school | Catonsville High principal says seniors may keep mascot until end of year (The Baltimore Sun)

Christian observances of Halloween:

• Spooky or spiritual? | Two Oahu churches take opposite approaches to celebrating Halloween, a day usually devoted to spooks and ghouls (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
• Tribulation trail | End-times tableau designed to scare you out of hell will include 9/11 scenario (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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